16.2 Jumping Rope
hool held a jump-roping contest. Diego jumped rope for 20 minutes.
A school held a jur
1. Jada jumped rope
for 15 minutes. What percentage of Diego's time is that?​

Respuesta :

Answer:

Percentage of Diego's time is 75%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Jumping Rope  hool held a jump-roping contest. Diego jumped rope for 20 minutes.  A school held a jur  Jada jumped rope  for 15 minutes.

To find : What percentage of Diego's time is that?​

Solution :

Diego jumped rope for 20 minutes.

Jada jumped rope for 15 minutes.

Percentage of Diego's time is given by,

[tex]\text{Percentage change}=\frac{\text{Jada time}}{\text{Diego time}}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percentage change}=\frac{15}{20}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\text{Percentage change}=75\%[/tex]

Therefore, percentage of Diego's time is 75%.